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A Pitfall of C-11 Methionine PET: Cerebral Venous Infarction Mimicked a Glioma.
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PMID:  22157047     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 31-year-old woman presenting with tonic seizures was radiologically investigated using CT, MR imaging, and positron emission tomography (PET) with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and C-11 methionine (MET). Initial CT, C-11 MET PET, and F-18 FDG PET suggested a low-grade tumor such as oligodendroglial tumor. However, MR imaging findings strongly suggested venous infarction. We chose observation rather than surgical intervention. Two months later, self-regression of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis of venous infarction. Therefore, to avoid unnecessary invasive operations, we should keep in mind that high C-11 MET accumulation does not always signify a tumoral lesion but is sometimes the result of vascular pathology.
Authors:
Yae Harada; Kenji Hirata; Hiroyuki Kobayashi; Reiko Usui; Tohru Shiga; Satoshi Terae; Hiroki Shirato; Nagara Tamaki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical nuclear medicine     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1536-0229     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Nucl Med     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7611109     Medline TA:  Clin Nucl Med     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  110-1     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine, †Radiology, and ‡Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
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